30G DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE OF AUSTRALIAN FISHES, 



is long, strong, with the anterior profile not' concave. The 

 length of the snout is equal to the distance of the anterior 

 margin of the eye from the gill-opening. Snout, head, and 

 body finely marbled and reticulated with brown. 



Port Jackson, Port Phillip. 



983. Hippocampus tristis, Casteln. 



Proc. Zool. Soc, Victoria. Vol. I., p. 197, 



Dorsal fin 14. Like the preceding species, but the tail shorter ; 

 the shields of the body covered with transverse stripes ; the 

 anterior abdominal crest of the body divided into points generally 

 bifid. Dorsal fin with a narrow longitudinal band and the rays 

 marbled. No filaments. (Castlenau.) 



Port Phillip. 



984. Hippocampus elongatus, Casteln. 



Proc. Zool. Soc, Victoria, Vol. II., p. 144. 



Dorsal fin with eighteen rays, standing on three bocly-rings. 

 Dody elongate, the broadest ring of the body not being one-fifth 

 wider than the first two ; tubercles moderately acute ; no 

 tentacles ; snout as long as half the head ; a short thin ridge in 

 front of the eyes ; supra-orbital spine conical, rather long, sharp, 

 and pointed ; a single conical and rather notched spine in front 

 of the coronet ; this with its terminal five points well marked ; 

 eleven body-rings ; the part supporting the dorsal fin very little 

 higher than the back. Colour (in a dried state) light greyish 

 yellow, covered with obscure brown irregular marbled spots. 



West Australia. Length three inches. 



985. Hippocampus subelongatus, Casteln. 



Proc. Zool. Soc, Victoria, Vol. II., p. 145. 



Dorsal fin with eighteen rays, standing on throe body-rings ; 

 budy rather elongate, the broadest part not being more than 



